Business

April, 2016

Deutsche Bank, the leading bank of Germany, announced on Tuesday that it is freezing plans to expand its operations in North Carolina, including plans to create 250 more jobs at its Cary location. #DeutscheBank is proud to stand in support of #LGBT equality #HB2 https://t.co/409l9ZPX0I pic.twitter.com/7EG7Mioj0N — Deutsche Bank (@DeutscheBank) …

FBI agents arrested former Manhattan restaurant owner Hamlet Peralta on Thursday for allegedly masterminding a Ponzi scheme which defrauded 12 investors in his company of more than $12 million. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years. Peralta is now the third businessman linked to an FBI probe into corruption within …

March, 2016

WRAL reports that North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory met with the LGBT-activist organization Human Rights Campaign’s president Thursday, along with the executive director of Equality N.C. and a transgender advocate. The civil liberties groups called for the repeal of HB 2, the widely controversial bill signed by the governor last …

Following an awards ceremony where zero actors of color had been recognized for the second year in a row, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced Wednesday that three new governors would be joining the Academy’s Board: Reginald Hudlin (Directors Branch) Gregory Nava (Writers Branch) …

January, 2016

Now companies with 100 employees or more must disclose their pay data along with the gender, race and ethnicity of their employees, President Barack Obama ordered today. According to the president, black and Latina women are suffering the most from unequal pay practices. Disclosure of wages will make it easier …